Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena
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Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena | |
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Rosario, Santa Fe Argentina | |
Died | 8 July 1920 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Noble family | Anchorena (by marriage) |
Spouse(s) | Nicolás Hugo Anchorena Arana (1864-1884; his death) |
Issue | Aarón Félix Anchorena Castellanos |
Father | Aarón Castellanos |
Mother | Secundina de la Iglesia Castro |
Occupation | Philanthropist |
Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena, Marquesa de La Iglesia Católica (born María Luisa de las Mercedes Castellanos de la Iglesia; 24 September 1840 - 9 July 1920) was an Argentine aristocrat and philanthropist. She commissioned the
Early life and family
Castellanos de Anchorena was born on 24 September 1840 in
Philanthropy
Castellanos de Anchorena was dedicated to Catholic charity, and funded many projects for the Catholic Church in Argentina. She commissioned the construction of the Basilica of the Holy Sacrament , the Monastery of Saint Teresa of Jesus , and the Cathedral of Salta.[4][5][6] She also helped fund and donate land for the construction of Catholic schools for girls in Argentina.[3][7] Castellanos de Anchorena also gave scholarships to students at the Pontifical Latin American College in Rome.
In 1903 she founded the town
Her dedication to Catholic charities lead to her being
Personal life
She married Nicolás Hugo Anchorena Arana, the son of Nicolás Anchorena and a member of the landowning Anchorena family, in a Catholic ceremony at the Basilica of Our Lady of Help (Basílica Nuestra Señora del Socorro) in Buenos Aires on 24 September 1864.[2][1] They had ten children:
- Nicolás María Serviliano Castellanos Anchorena (April 20, 1866 - November 2, 1889)
- Mercedes Benita Castellanos Anchorena (March 4, 1869 - April 28, 1869)
- Mercedes Dionisia Castellanos Anchorena (June 5, 1871 - December 19, 1890)
- Amalia Valentina Castellanos Anchorena (February 14, 1872 - March 16, 1907)
- Aarón Castellanos Anchorena (June 6, 1873 - June 6, 1873)
- Matilde Lidia Castellanos Anchorena (September 11, 1875 - June 25, 1969)
- Josefina Anacleta Castellanos Anchorena (July 13, 1876 - date unknown)
- Aarón Félix Anchorena Castellanos (November 5, 1877, Buenos Aires, Argentina - February 24, 1965, Barra de San Juan, Uruguay)
- Enrique Justino Pascual Castellanos Anchorena (April 13, 1879 - date unknown)
- Emilio Evaristo Castellanos Anchorena (November 11, 1880 - December 17, 1916).
Her husband died in 1884, leaving Castellanos de Anchorena with a vast fortune.
She died on 9 July 1920 and is buried at the Basilica of the Holy Sacrament.[2][6]
References
- ^ a b "CONCLUSION". February 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09.
- ^ a b c "Condesa Pontificia María Lina de las Mercedes Castellanos de la Iglesia, (*) n. 23 Sep 1840 Buenos Aires, Argentina f. 9 Jul 1920 Buenos Aires, Argentina: Genealogía Familiar". www.genealogiafamiliar.net.
- ^ a b c Papeles, Nuevos. "Nuevos Papeles | Las nobles argentinas". www.nuevospapeles.com.
- ^ "Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento - Ciudad de Buenos Aires". May 5, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05.
- ^ America, Gateway to South (January 4, 2019). "The Basilica in the Retiro of Buenos Aires and the myths that surrounded it".
- ^ a b "Historical Downtown + Recoleta + Palermo Buenos Aires Tours | Buenos Aires walking tours". ba-walking-tours.com.
- ^ a b Delgado, Susana (7 November 2016). LA GRACIA DISCIPLINADA - Detrás de los muros del Asilo Unzué (Mar del Plata-1912-1955) (PDF) (Maestría (Masters)) (in Spanish). Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata.